The Toyota Auris D4-D - Did you think that only European automakers invested in clean diesels?
The compact segment is the most competitive in the European market. Cars measuring around 4 meters are the top-sellers on this side of the pond. They usually offer good room for the price, and they also offer cargo space once the back seats are folded. This segment is dominated by local models, such as the VW Golf (the leader to beat) and the Ford Focus, to name two models which are familiar to our US readers. The engines of choice are usually diesels and although low-sulfur diesel has been sold in Europe for a long time, they still pollute with particulates which cause smog. Particulate filters just aren't widespread yet and are currently installed only in premium models, very much like the implementation of cathalysts in gasoline cars, which started in the '90s.
However, this is not only a matter of European automakers. Japanese and Korean manufacturers are also in this race to get their chunk of the European market. And as a sample, here's the new Toyota Auris. The European compact Toyotas are a set of three models: the Corolla sedan, the Auris hatchback and the Verso MPV. One of Toyota's latest innovations has been the D-CAT (Diesel Clean Advanced Technology) range of diesel engines which appeared in 2005 in the
You might wonder what the performance of these engines are: 2.2 liters, and two different power outputs: 177 HP and 400 Nm of torque (about 295 ft.lb), and 125 HP and 300 Nm (230 ft.lb). Although it's the Auris we're showing here today, the D-CAT range of engines are currently installed in these three compact models mentioned and the RAV-4.
[Source: Toyota]
[Edited: Of course, Toyota's middle car is the Avensis in Europe, not the Accord!. Thanks to Joseph for pointing this out]
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mikeinBuilding7 5:07PM (6/25/2007)
Wake up Call to Detroit:
The Torque of the 2.2L Diesel exceeds GM's 3.6L V6:
3.6L V6 - 255 hp 252 lb.-ft. Torque at 3400rpm
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mikeinBuilding7 5:10PM (6/25/2007)
The 125 hp engine has torque that exceeds GM's
2.8L V6 - 210 hp 194 lb.-ft. Torque at 3300rpm
Seems like Toyota should be looking at a 1.6L diesel for this car.
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Joseph 12:57AM (6/26/2007)
"the D-CAT (Diesel Clean Advanced Technology) range of diesel engines which appeared in 2005 in the Euro-Accord models"
Are you telling me that a Toyota engine was in a Honda? I think there is a mistake here.
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PeakVT 7:58PM (6/25/2007)
Diesels always have higher torque. GM and Ford of Europe make engines with similar specs.
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bidas 9:31AM (6/28/2007)
Toyota has many d4-d, starting from the 1.4L 90hp passing throw the 2.0L 125hp(yes the 125hp is a 2.0L) and two "hp versions" of the 2.2L, 150hp and 177hp. By the way GM uses diesel engines made by a join-venture with FIAT and Ford uses diesel engines made by a join-venture with PSA. Today when we say diesel, we must say Turbo diesel and they have higher torque because they are turbo...
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